Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He behaved in the vilest manner by going after idols, like the Amorites the LORD drove out before Israel.) New Living Translation His worst outrage was worshiping idols just as the Amorites had done—the people whom the LORD had driven out from the land ahead of the Israelites.) English Standard Version He acted very abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD cast out before the people of Israel.) Berean Standard Bible He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.) King James Bible And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. New King James Version And he behaved very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. New American Standard Bible He also acted very despicably in following idols, conforming to everything that the Amorites had done, whom the LORD drove out from the sons of Israel. NASB 1995 He acted very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the LORD cast out before the sons of Israel. NASB 1977 And he acted very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom the LORD cast out before the sons of Israel. Legacy Standard Bible And he acted very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites had done, whom Yahweh dispossessed before the sons of Israel. Amplified Bible He acted very repulsively in following idols, in accordance with everything the Amorites had done, whom the LORD expelled [from the land] before the sons of Israel. Christian Standard Bible He committed the most detestable acts by following idols as the Amorites had, whom the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites. Holman Christian Standard Bible He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols as the Amorites had, whom the LORD had dispossessed before the Israelites. American Standard Version And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.) English Revised Version And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.) GOD'S WORD® Translation He did many disgusting things as a result of worshiping idols as the Amorites had done. (The LORD confiscated their land for Israel.) Good News Translation He committed the most shameful sins by worshiping idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD had driven out of the land as the people of Israel advanced.) International Standard Version His behavior in pursuing idolatry was detestable, just like the Amorites had done whom the LORD had expelled in front of the army of Israel. Majority Standard Bible He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.) NET Bible He was so wicked he worshiped the disgusting idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out from before the Israelites.) New Heart English Bible He did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. Webster's Bible Translation And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. World English Bible He did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he does very abominably to go after the idols, according to all that the Amorite did whom YHWH dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel.” Young's Literal Translation and he doth very abominably to go after the idols, according to all that the Amorite did whom Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel.' Smith's Literal Translation And he will cause abhorrence exceeding to go after blocks, according to all which the Amorites did whom Jehovah dispossessed from the face of the sons of Israel. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he became abominable, insomuch that he followed the idols which the Amorrhites had made, whom the Lord destroyed before the face of the children of Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version And he became abominable, so much so that he followed the idols that the Amorites had made, whom the Lord consumed before the face of the sons of Israel. New American Bible He became completely abominable by going after idols, just as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD drove out of the Israelites’ way. New Revised Standard Version He acted most abominably in going after idols, as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD drove out before the Israelites.) Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he did very abominably in following idols, just as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he was greatly defiled, and he went on after idols as the Amorites had done which LORD JEHOVAH destroyed from before the sons of Israel. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he did very abominably in following after the abominations, according to all that the Amorite did, whom the Lord utterly destroyed from before the children of Israel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Ahab's Repentance25(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel. 26He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.) 27When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.… Cross References Deuteronomy 18:9-12 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. / Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. ... Leviticus 18:24-30 Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves. / Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants. / But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you. ... 2 Kings 17:15-17 They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. / They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. / They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. 2 Kings 21:2-6 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. / For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” ... 2 Chronicles 33:2-6 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. / For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” ... Jeremiah 7:9-10 Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? Jeremiah 19:4-5 because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. / They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind. Ezekiel 16:36 This is what the Lord GOD says: Because you poured out your wealth and exposed your nakedness in your promiscuity with your lovers and with all your detestable idols, and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them, Ezekiel 23:37 For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols. They have even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to Me, in the fire as food for their idols. Micah 6:16 You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.” Romans 1:21-23 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Romans 1:28-32 Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ... 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Ephesians 5:5-6 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. / Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. Treasury of Scripture And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. very abominably 2 Chronicles 15:8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. Isaiah 65:4 Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; Jeremiah 16:18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things. according to Genesis 15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. Leviticus 18:25-30 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants… Leviticus 20:22,23 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out… Jump to Previous Abominably Acted Amorite Amorites Behaved Cast Children Disgusting Dispossessed Drove False. Following Gods Idols Israel Manner Presence VilestJump to Next Abominably Acted Amorite Amorites Behaved Cast Children Disgusting Dispossessed Drove False. Following Gods Idols Israel Manner Presence Vilest1 Kings 21 1. Ahab being denied Naboth's vineyard, is grieved5. Jezebel writing letters against Naboth, he is condemned of blasphemy 15. Ahab take possession of the vineyard 17. Elijah denounces judgments against Ahab and Jezebel 25. Wicked Ahab repenting, God defers the judgment He committed the most detestable acts This phrase highlights the severity of Ahab's actions. The Hebrew word for "detestable" is "toebah," often used in the Old Testament to describe actions that are abominable or repulsive to God. In the context of ancient Israel, such acts were not merely personal failings but violations of the covenant relationship with God. The use of "committed" indicates a deliberate and conscious choice, emphasizing the moral responsibility and the gravity of Ahab's sin. by going after idols just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He committed the mostמְאֹ֔ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily detestable acts וַיַּתְעֵ֣ב (way·yaṯ·‘êḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8581: To loathe, detest by going לָלֶ֖כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk after אַחֲרֵ֣י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition Strong's 310: The hind or following part idols, הַגִּלֻּלִ֑ים (hag·gil·lu·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1544: A log, an idol like כְּכֹל֙ (kə·ḵōl) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the Amorites הָאֱמֹרִ֔י (hā·’ĕ·mō·rî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 567: Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had driven out הוֹרִ֣ישׁ (hō·w·rîš) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin before מִפְּנֵ֖י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the Israelites.) בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son Links 1 Kings 21:26 NIV1 Kings 21:26 NLT 1 Kings 21:26 ESV 1 Kings 21:26 NASB 1 Kings 21:26 KJV 1 Kings 21:26 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 21:26 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 21:26 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 21:26 French Bible 1 Kings 21:26 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 21:26 He did very abominably in following idols (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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